John Newton

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John Newton was an 18th-century English Anglican clergyman, former slave ship captain turned abolitionist, best known as the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican priest
Christian hymnwriter
abolitionist
former slave ship captain
human
causeOfDeath natural causes
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
collaboratedWith William Cowper
convertedFrom slave trader
convertedTo evangelical Christianity
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1725-07-24
dateOfDeath 1807-12-21
ethnicGroup English
familyName Newton
fieldOfWork Christian hymnody
abolition of the slave trade
pastoral ministry
genre Christian hymn
givenName John
hasPart spiritual autobiography in his writings
influenced William Wilberforce
languageOfWorkOrName English
maritalStatus married
movement abolitionism
notableFor campaigning against the slave trade
conversion from slave trader to Christian minister
notableWork Amazing Grace
Olney Hymns
occupation Anglican clergyman
hymnwriter
slave ship captain
writer
placeOfBirth London
Wapping
placeOfDeath England
London
positionHeld Anglican curate
Anglican rector
religion Anglicanism
Christianity
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Catlett NERFINISHED
subjectOf biographies about John Newton
workLocation London
Olney, Buckinghamshire
wrote Amazing Grace
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
William Wilberforce
influencedBy

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